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Chaverdi talks to the winner of the jewel- a pair of silver earrings-

Some days ago María Victoria received a phone call and she got the message that she had won a pair of silver earrings. Of course, she though that this was a joke. It was not. This nice woman from Murcia (Spain) bought a ring at the online shop of Chaverdi. Stars were on her side and the ring brought her to a pair of jewelry earrings.

She explains this among laughs. “I wanted to buy a present for myself. Sometimes you like things so much that you do not have to wait for somebody to offer them to you”, she says with conviction. This present to herself was the Asymmetric ring Olive from the Garda collection by Nadia Rabosio.
Why did you choose this ring?
Because it was an original design, and the hot enamel it is not very common. And I like big rings, different, that people take notice. In fact I have shown it at the office and people have loved it!

And how did you find Chaverdi?
I am often on the internet, I spend hours and hours with my PC. I saw the online store and I liked it, and I must say that I know a lot of online stores. I love the design. Their pieces are simple but make you have a different image every day.

Were you looking for a ring?
Yes, this time I was. For the present to myself. But I liked a lot the necklaces with colored stones also.

And now that you have a pair of earrings that you did not count on, how are you going to wear them? I will wear them with a black sweeter, so that they stand out. And with my hair tied up.

What do you like most of this Chaverdi present? The silver. In general I love the silver they use.

Do you usually buy on the internet? A lot. I spend hours and I have bought a lot. Advantages? All of them. Specially time: a do not have a lot of time and in a couple of minutes you can buy.

Christmas is approaching. Are you going to buy more presents online? Sure!
Mª Victoria admits, at the end of our conversation, that she loves reading. She reads everything and of course she has also fell in love with the “Millenium” trilogy. We finished talking wondering if there will be a fourth book or not…

The  winner of the jewelry lottery of December 3rd now has a name: she is María Victoria Pérez del Cerro, from Archena (Murcia, Spain).

PICK OF THE WEEK

Asymetric olive ring with hot enamel. Garda collection by Nadia Rabosio.

You will like it if you like:  estrange colors on a jewel; to wear only one ring but a strong one.

For women: independent, like María Victoria, who decide a look based on an accessory, a handbag, a shawl,…

You can wear them with:  a long hair sleeveless jaquet, so much on fashion this winter, a pair of grey jeans, with high heel short boats and a maxi scarf.

Why do we choose them: because it is the ring bought by María Victoria and because of this ring she won the lottery. Therefore we belive that it is a good talisman.

Who won the silver earrings?

We have a winner of our lottery!

Silver earrings with lava stone. Designed by Nadia Rabosio exclusively for Chaverdi.

That is right. Tuesday we did the drawing and the winner of these silver earrings is …….María Victoria Pérez.

Congratulations María Victoria!

These silver earrings are an exclusive design by Nadia Rabosio for Chaverdi and it is a limited edition. We hope that you will enjoy them for a long time!

Museums, women and jewelry

Time to start preparing my list of good wishes for the new year. And among them is to return to some cities like Berlin or Athens. They are both capitals where past is as present as future. They show it with two new museums that have just opened.

In the case of Berlin, it is not a new museum but a reopening. The Neues Museum has reopened after 10 years of restoration; it is a project from the architect David Chipperfield and it promises light, master pieces and an unforgettable visit. The picture most used to communicate this inauguration is the one of Nefertiti. It is amazing to realize that she keeps  being an unbeatable ideal of feminine beauty. The make up, the gesture, the necklaces that we imagine with color stones…. They are simply perfect.

In Athens, the event of the year has been the opening of the Museum of the Acropolis. A work from Bernard Tschumi, a shocking contrast but  a work that talks with the environment and that promises jewel after jewel. For instance this will be the first time that the Cariatides will be seen from all sides. Both examples give a lot of inspiration for designers of jewelry and fashion jewelry, even though thousands of years have gone by. Or maybe because of this.

P.S.: have you participated in the lottery? Hurry up.

PICK OF THE WEEK

Ring from Fashion collection.

Silver plated. By Nadia Rabosio.

You will like them if you like: strong designs with small  and delicate details.
For women: who recognize clear signs of craftsmanship, like the backstitch sown by the designer to the ring to refer to the fashion and couture world.
You can wear them with: the green jade  nail polish from Channel. If you can find it (there is a waiting list!). With the earrings of the same collection.
Why do we choose them: because even though they seem very femenine, they are perfectly suitable for men. This was not expected, was it?

You can win these silver earrings

This month of November we want to offer a jewel as a present. Because we want to and because we feel like doing this. And we have not chosen not just any piece, but a designer jewel.
These silver earrings with a lava seed are part of the Hojas collection from Nadia Rabosio. The complete collection, necklace, bracelet and several different designs of earrings is authentic jewelry. They are made with silver 925 and with Italian lava stone. We like the metallic touch of silver combined with the strange texture of the lava. It is not by coincidence that Nadia Rabosio is from Italy… If you pay attention you will see her fingerprints on the silver parts.
The Hojas collection gathers all the essence that Chaverdi is: contemporary craftsmanship, care for details, design and connection with Nature. The Hojas collection is one of our star collections. On top of this, as all our designs, it is a limited series. It is part of our philosophy: take as much care for a necklace as for the woman who wears it.
To get those earrings is very easy: there will be a lottery among the people who have bought in our shop online www.chaverdi.com. You have time till November 30th. The reward will be an advanced Christmas present.

Small and new luxuries

I love Trendwatching. Those guys spend their time thinking and writing about trends; they do it so cleverly and with so much intelligence that I await for their reports like as a child,  I awaited the books of The Famous Five and when 17, the magazine Elle. They have just published their prediction for 2010. They talk of (F)luxury, that is how traditional luxury needs to be flexible. There is so much luxury that it is no longer something different. Now what guides a purchase will be small decisions, experiences, actions that place themselves inside the skin of the consumer. It is all about providing the right service or product to the right audience. Within this trend,  they talk about “Limited locations”: firms that sell their products only on selected points. An example: Burberry sells its Blue Label only in Japan.

In the end, paying attention to the customer and her desires is at the basis of all luxury. Chaverdi repeats this as a mantra. That’s why we offer those little wings, details, surprises that pretend to treat each person just like that, like a person. For example: if you lose an earring (and this tends to happen), we are happy to sell you  just one, you don’t need to buy online a full pair of earrings again. Let’s see: raise your hand those who do not now and then find themselves with just one earring and a face expression of …. ooops!

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PICK OF THE WEEK

Aracea collection. Designer: Erika Hartje.  Fashion jewelry earrings

You will like them if you like: the sculptures of Giacometti, the paintings of Lucio Fontana, linear shapes…
For women: with a view on life on the punky side!
You can wear them with: a feathery vest, black and shiny worn for the night, shoes of the collection of Jimmy Choo for H&M (if you managed to get your hands on a pair!).
Why do we choose them: because they have the balanced mix of hardness and nature. They were inspired by a common plant on the island of Menorca.

Chaverdi’s inspiration

This is the vieuw from Chaverdi’s window. It is the lake of Banyoles, imposing, sleepy and romantic air, as all lakes have. At the same time it is a symbol of live. Here children play, people swim, you walk around it and there are competitions as the World Canoeing Championship that will be held in 2010.

I like lakes. The sea always takes the flatteries, but a lake keeps an special authenticity. Not long ago they published a list of the nicest lakes in the world. Among them were the Plitvice in Croacia, the Crater Lake, the Dead Sea, the Caspian Sea, Lake Titicaca and Lake Atitlan. That’s my favorite. It is located in Guatemala, surrounded by volcanoes and seems to be beyond time and space. In Atitlan, whose water is blue as the Caribe and charges positive energy, there are many little towns and small ecologic hotels, as the Lomas de Tzunumá, with huge wooden balconies hanging above the lake. To lean out and see the daybreak is an experience of absolute luxury.

Nature, together with Art and Culture are the inspiring sources of our designers; somehow this lake is behind Chaverdi’s jewelry and fashion jewelry. It is nice to shift the sight from the computer and the papers and take a look through the window. This way the color of water, the sky and the plants becomes very present. Afterwards we go back to our limited editions, our necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings and we feel that there is a bridge between what we do and what we see from our room with a view.

P.S.: Which are your favorite lakes?

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PICK OF THE WEEK

Silver plated bracelet. Aros collection. Designer: Nadia Rabosio

You will like it if you like: design in the right mesure, without complications or excess.
For women: who leave home at 8 am and don’t know if by the end of the day there will be a party.
You can wear it with: an oversize bracelet, mixing without fear sizes and materials.
Why do we choose it: because it is inspired in Nature, by  rain water falling in the lake.

Best Seller

This summer’s word was “Millenium”. I read in “El País” that the most practiced sport was the “to be fed up with the Larsson’s books.” It was fun to be at the beach and see people lying down on their towel trying to lift this brick. It was impressive to arrive at the airport and see how many people were reading any of the three books  of the trio. I’m wondering if Ryanair did not think of asking for an extra to carry this book around….

Best sellers are a plus for companies. They need a good product and a stream of sympathy from the public. You also need to be in the right place at the right moment. When those conditions take place, we find product or services that are better sold than normal. Another example this time about cosmetics, the best seller are Touch Eclat from Ives Saint Laurent, or the 8 Hours cream from Elizabeth Arden…
We have our own. They are collections or designs that have caught women for one reason or another. We have to keep in mind that Chaverdi brings together the limited series with the fact of being successful. Let’s take a look.

Sello collection, from Nadia Rabosio. It is the official best seller. It is a complete collection: has necklaces, earrings, ring and bracelets. It is functional and has a big design input.

Ego collection, from Barbara Chimenti. This one has a style between futuristic and classical. Perls are always liked.

Long earrings from the Hojas collection, also from the Italian designer and established in Menorca, Nadia Rabosio.It has a playful air and the strange feel of the lava.

Chokers and earrings with onix from the Suite collection, also from Chimenti. Details with onix are infallible.

By the way, which of the two cinema adaptations of Millenium did you like most?

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PICK OF THE WEEK

Green necklace from the Verde collection

Designed by Coral de la Croix. One of our best  sellers.

You will love them if you like: the mixture of textures, designer fashion jewelry, …

For women: who mix bohemian with chic.

You can wear them with: a printed Liberty dress in summer, a masculine shirt (take it from your boyfriend) in winter.

Why do we choose it: because it is spectacular and a clear example of designer fashion jewelry. That’s why it is a success.

You can win this pair of earrings

Silver earrings designed by Nadia Rabosio exclusively for Chaverdi

This month of November we want to offer a jewel as a present. Because we want to and because we feel like doing this. And we have not chosen not just any piece, but a designer jewel.
These silver earrings with a lava seed are part of the Hojas collection from Nadia Rabosio. The complete collection, necklace, bracelet and several different designs of earrings is authentic jewelry. They are made with silver 925 and with Italian lava stone. We like the metallic touch of silver combined with the strange texture of the lava. It is not by coincidence that Nadia Rabosio is from Italy… If you pay attention you will see her fingerprints on the silver parts.
The Hojas collection gathers all the essence that Chaverdi is: contemporary craftsmanship, care for details, design and connection with Nature. The Hojas collection is one of our star collections. On top of this, as all our designs, it is a limited edition. It is part of our philosophy: take as much care for a necklace as for the woman who wears it.
To get those earrings is very easy: there will be a lottery among the people who have bought in our shop online www.chaverdi.com. You have time till November 30th. The reward will be an advanced Christmas present. And talking about Christmas….

Limited editions

“This is it” has just been released. The film is about the final rehearsals of Mickael Jackson last tour. The box office analysts assure that the film will earn more than 400 million dollars. With such a success, this film will be among the 50 most seen films in the world. Numbers to make your head spin. But, why are so many people going to see the film? To see the amazing dances of Jacko? To relive the Balmain fashion? To sing along Billy Jean? Maybe, but there is another reason,“This is it” will only be on for two weeks.
The ephemeral idea is very strong in the show business, as well as in the fashion industry. It means that what we see is so special that we can neither massify nor adulterate it. The idea of opening  ephemeral stores,  of launching collections for a concise period and to organize sales events for “as long as stocks last” is an inheritance from the art world. Fashion has recuperated it with alliances of H&M with designers such as Lagerfeld and this past November, with Jimmy Choo. The secret of the success? That when they are over, they are over.

All our designs of jewelry and fashion jewelry are part of a limited series…they are limited editions. This means that our designs are manufactured in a certain quantity of necklaces, rings, bracelets and rings. And there is not any more. When those quantities are sold, it is over. We do not want to be everywhere. We want to be where we want to be. It sounds redundant, but this is it, as Michael Jackson would say.

PICK OF THE WEEK

Ring Salvia. Designed by Erika Hartje

Silver plated ring with a mat finishing.

You will like it if you like: the aromatics herbs universe (this rings is inspired by the salvia plant), the accessories with personality but discreet.

For women who: like short distances

You can wear them with: other accessories (this breaks the rule!). With a  streps shirt of a good girl together with a pair of leggings and a pair of Repetto.